Capella University Set Your Priorities Discussion

Students often have busy lives, with many goals to accomplish, responsibilities to juggle, and tasks to complete each day. Organizing and planning your time makes a big difference in being productive and meeting deadlines. Using organization strategies and digital tools, such as online calendars, allows you to access your schedule and make changes easily—no matter where you are. The purpose of this assignment is to think about how you use your time and apply strategies to prioritize so that you can find time to get those things done.

Assignment Instructions

Part 1: Organize Your Time

1. Use the Time Management Calculator to identify the time you spend (in hours) on each category.
2. Identify five tasks you'd like to accomplish in the next week.
3. Estimate the amount of time it will take to complete each task in minutes or hours.

Part 2: Plan Your Time

1. Prioritize your tasks:
   • Using MacKay's blog post "The 'Everything Is Important' Paradox: 7 Practical Methods for How to Prioritize Work," choose a strategy to prioritize the tasks you identified in Part 1.
   • Prioritize tasks based on the strategy. Rank them with 1 being the most important and 5 being the least.
   • Explain why you chose the strategy.
2. Organize and upload your calendar:
   • Choose a digital calendar. Consider Google Calendar, the iPhone calendar app, or Microsoft Outlook.
   • Make sure the calendar is displaying the weekly view.
   • For each task identified above, add an appointment. Use the appointment's start and end times to block time for the task. Watch the video tutorial Using a Digital Calendar for help.
   • Take a screenshot of the weekly view of your calendar—make sure all five tasks are visible. Add the screenshot to your assignment document.